Smoker&#39;s appliance



May 17, 1932. l.. F. BAILEY SMOKERS APPLIANCE Filed March 19, 1931 s By A llorney Patented May 17, 1932 LLOYD F. BAILEY, OF L. PORTE CITY, IOWA sxoxnns Arrmnncn Application led Hai-ch 19, 1831. Serial No. 523,867.

Heretofore, it has been the general practice to form the stem of a cigarette holder, or the stem of a pipe, of wood or other suitable composition providing a stem relatively hard and unyielding to the pressure of the teeth when the end of the stem is clamped between the teeth of the smoker.

One of the principal objections to such a stem, is that smokers .having false teeth or 10 dentures find that in using the cigarette holders or pipes provided with such a stem causesV their plate to dropdue to the pressure applied on the stem by the front or anterior teeth. j l Y.

It is therefore the object of this invention to provide a stem for use either as a pipe stem or the stem of a cigarette holder which will have that end portion thereof usually clamped between the teeth of the smoker of a resilient Ie nature yieldable to the pressure applied by the front or anterior teeth, thus overcoming the objections to the composition or wood Y stems now in use, andrendering the smoking of a pipe, or a cigarette from a holder en'oyil able to those who, because of the objections above noted, the smoking of a pipe, or the smoking of -a cigarette through a holder has been heretofore un leas'ant.

A still further o ject of the invention is to lo provide a cigarette holder or pipe stem having a mouth piece of a substantially yieldable nature thus affording comfort to pipe or cigarette smokers.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study ofthe following description, taken in connection with the accompanyin drawings wherein: j Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette holder embodying the features of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a pipe embodying the features of the present invention.

Fi ure-3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectiona view taken substantially on the line 3-3'of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 4 4 of Figure 1.

Referrin more in 'detail tothe drawings, and especia y to Figure 1, it will be seen that W I have shown a. cigarette holder the same smok piece or sleeve wi including the cigarette accommodating socket 5 and the stem portion 6. According to the present invention, I employ a tube 7 of metal or other suitable material extend-r ing longitudinally through the bore of the 55 stem 6 and at one end projecting beyond the stem 6 at that end of the stemremote from the socket 5. OnV the outer free end of thel tube -7 there is provided a sleeve 8 formed of rubber or other suitable yieldable material, `39 'and anchored to the tube 7 'against longitudinal or rotative movement relative to the tube through the medium of prongs 9l radiating from the tube and embedded within the material of the sleeve 8. At the outermost g5 end of the sleeve 8 there is provided a cap 10 thatds suitably secured to thetube 7, and is provided with a counter bore for receiving a reduced end of the sleeve 8 as at'11. The stem 6 is also provided with a counter- 70 bore for receiving the reduced end of the lsleeve 8 as at 12. Thus the slee-ve 8 is securely positioned on the tube at the end of the stem i6 thus providing a yieldable mouth piece for the stem which will yield to the 75 v pressure exerted thereon bythe teeth when the holder is held between the teeth of the y As suggested in Figure 1, the sleeve 8 at that end thereof adjacent the cap 10 may be sa flattened at the top and bottom to accommodate the lips of the smoker.

InFigure 2 I have shown the invention as applied to the pipe and from. a study of the figure, it will be seen that the tube 7a is dise5 posed in the bore. of the pipe stem 13 and the .sleeve 8a on the outer. end of the tube being positioned at the end of the vstein 13 thus providing a yieldable mouth piece for the stem of the pipe. The sleeve 8a is disposed au between the free end of the pipe stem 13 and a suitable cap or head 10a disposed at the outermost end of the tube 7a.

Fiom the fore ing then it will'be seen that I have provi ed a yieldable mouthpiece e5 forthe stem either of a cigarette holder, or a pipe, and the same will provide a cushion for the teethl between which the stem is clamped, and the yieldability of the mouth l in no wise cause smok- 100- ers having dentures or false teeth such inconveniences to which they are subjected when using a pipe, or cigarette holder the stem of which is relatively hard and has no yieldi ing properties. Further, it will be apparent that the invention may be readily applied to the 'stem of a cigarette holder, or pipe by merely increasing the diameter of the bore of the stem. Such a mouthpiece, then, as comprehended bythe present invention may be used as a art of the stem. of a cigarette holder or pipe or may be provided as an article of manufacture separate and independent of the stem and readily applied to the st em of a conventional cigarette holder or ipe. n p Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of changes, modifications and improvements coming within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

A mouthpiece for the stem of a cigarette holder, pipe or the like comprising a tubular core and a sleeve formed of a yieldable material on one end of said core, and penetrating prongs radiating from said core and em'- bedded in said sleeve for securing the latter against movement relative to the core.

In testimony whereof I ax my s ature.

LLOYD F. BAI EY.

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